Urjita Wani has spent the last couple of years collecting material from one of comedy’s most reliable sources: her own life.

The comedian recently kicked off her Live In Relationship tour in Mumbai, a show that draws from her experiences of being in a live-in relationship, getting married and discovering that adulthood keeps providing new things to joke about. Before she takes the show to Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Pune and Thane, we caught up with Wani to discuss the tour, workshopping longer bits, acting ambitions and the surprisingly strong parent demographic at her shows.

Tell us what the show is about!

The show is about my live-in relationship, wedding, puberty and a few other bits that I’m currently workshopping.

How many shows are you doing across how many cities? Will you be adding more shows in the coming months?

I’ve done two shows in Mumbai so far. Then I’m heading to Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, where I’m performing for the first time, and Pune. I also plan to add Delhi and Gujarat if these shows get a good response. So please buy tickets.

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How long did you spend writing this show?

It’s a collection of bits from the last two years, but I’ve only really developed them over the last few months.

Will you eventually be recording it for online release?

Yes, but in parts. I don’t have any plans to release a full special yet.

What’s your elevator pitch for people to come watch it live?

Jab tak ticket nahi khareedoge, elevator band rahega.

According to you, who would be the ideal plus-one to bring to the live show?

Your partner or your friends. In almost every show, there’s at least one person who brings a parent and somehow the parent ends up enjoying the show more than their kid. I wouldn’t specifically recommend bringing your parents because I do use some colourful language. But if they’re okay with that, who am I to stop you?

Why are you calling the show ‘Live In Relationship’?

Because I was in one for two years and then got married to him! Also, I think the title is catchy. Hehe.

On a scale of 1 to ‘wtfamidoing’, how nervous are you?

Honestly, I’m more excited than nervous because most of my longer bits get developed during my solo shows.

Now that you’ve taken the leap, how often do you notice yourself talking about married life on stage?

At least once a week I come across a new observation about our relationship that I hadn’t thought of before. That’s been very delightful.

In a post at the beginning of the year, you shared a memory from your college days and mentioned dabbling in theatre. You also recently acted in Sumedh Natu’s short film. Is acting something you’d like to do more of or is standup the one true love?

I’d love to act more! I’m also trying to bring that side of myself into my reels so I can attract the right kind of attention. (Filmmakers, hmu.)